Teams Akron 2019 Roster ← 2018 2020 → 2019 Akron roster 119 players: 22 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 15 juniors, 19 seniors, 52 with no class listed. From 16 states; the most from Ohio (54) and Florida (26). The 2019 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 7 Receivers 18 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 20 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 9 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 1 Kato Nelson QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 212 Hollywood, FL 1,822 passing yards, 11 TD 7 Zach Gibson QB 6′2″ 200 Alpharetta, GA 425 passing yards, 1 TD 10 Robbie Kelley QB Sr. 6′2″ 215 Springfield, IL 75 passing yards 12 T.J. DeShields QB Fr. 6′3″ 200 Beloit, OH 22 passing yards 12 Alex Ramart QB 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′3″ 215 Richmond, TX 18 Nick Demchuk QB RS 6′3″ 185 Cleveland, OH 38 Drew Hodgson QB So. 6′3″ 210 Dublin, OH
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 2 Nate Stewart WR Jr. 6′2″ 200 Bethlehem, PA 37 catches, 529 yards, 3 TD 1 Julian Hicks WR 6′2″ 197 Mayfield Heights, OH 32 catches, 212 yards, 2 TD 4 Michael Mathison WR 5′9″ 182 Covington, GA 31 catches, 243 yards 17 Jeremiah Knight WR 5′10″ 188 Jefferson, OH 31 catches, 430 yards 14 Dustin Burkhart WR Jr. 6′0″ 182 Akron, OH 15 catches, 320 yards, 1 TD 81 Brandon Lee WR So. 5′6″ 158 Fort Lauderdale, FL 15 catches, 115 yards 88 Timothy Scippio WR Fr. 6′2″ 213 Fort Lauderdale, FL 12 catches, 221 yards, 3 TD 17 Andre Williams WR 5′10″ 185 Orlando, FL 10 catches, 96 yards 28 Jaquavis Dixon WR Sr. 6′2″ 194 Oviedo, FL 4 tackles 13 Kevin Walls WR 6′6″ 215 Westlake, OH 2 tackles 30 Gavin Blunt WR 6′2″ 180 Aurora, OH 2 tackles 80 M.J. McGriff WR Jr. 5′8″ 190 Vero Beach, FL 2 tackles 11 Jalen Knight WR 6′2″ 196 Akron, OH 11 Jonah Morris WR 6′4″ 220 Akron, OH 31 J.J. Coleman WR Fr. 5′11″ 172 Westlake, OH 83 Devon Jones WR Sr. 6′4″ 215 Akron, OH 85 Trevon Richardson WR So. 5′8″ 162 Kent, OH 89 Shawn Naim WR RS 6′3″ 205 Brecksville, OH
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 24 Maverick Wolfley TE 6′3″ 240 Morgantown, WV 5 catches, 68 yards, 2 TD 6 Nick Johns TE Sr. 6′3″ 235 Leesburg, VA 1 catch, 6 yards 13 Darryl Long TE Sr. 6′4″ 239 Columbus, OH 1 catch, 15 yards 45 Brandon Junk TE Sr. 6′2″ 215 Clearwater, FL 1 catch, 3 yards, 1 TD 84 Kenyon Sholty TE 6′4″ 255 Terre Haute, IN
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 63 Xavior Gray OL 6′8″ 335 Massillon, OH 1 tackle 53 Ryan Beckman OL 6′2″ 293 Avon Lake, OH 57 Jonathan Neeley OL Jr. 6′5″ 280 Youngstown, OH 59 Trevor Brown OL 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 300 Clinton, MD 62 Dakota Peters OL Fr. 6′6″ 295 New Castle, PA 62 Vincent Fonte OL RS 6′4″ 315 Copley, OH 63 Alex Robarge OL 6′4″ 320 Chagrin Falls, OH 64 Rueben Durkee OL So. 6′5″ 250 Akron, OH 68 Lucas McGuire OL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Massillon, OH 69 Bryce Petersen OL Fr. 6′2″ 295 Mckinleyville, CA 70 Caleb Herring OL 6′7″ 320 Lakewood, OH 71 Brandon Council OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′4″ 328 Tar Heel, NC 71 Shawn Muldowney II OL Fr. 6′4″ 285 Diamond, OH 72 Hunter Corne OL So. 6′4″ 300 Dunnellon, FL 73 Owen Murphy OL RS 6′6″ 312 Cleveland, OH 74 Jordan Daniels OL 6′5″ 310 Huntersville, NC 74 Landon Forman OL Jr. 6′5″ 275 Kingfisher, OK 76 Rich Kallay OL Sr. 6′5″ 320 Largo, FL 78 Austin Sample OL Jr. 6′3″ 300 Sylvania, OH
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 8 Josh Ward DE Sr. 6′2″ 225 Delray Beach, FL 47 tackles, 2.5 sacks 11 Davon’te Jest DL 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 300 Ocala, FL 40 tackles, 1 sack 91 Ja’Quize Cross DL Jr. 6′4″ 300 New Market, AL 23 tackles, 1.5 sacks 52 Eric Bentley DL Fr. 6′2″ 281 Akron, OH 26 tackles 94 John Mitchell DL Jr. 6′3″ 316 Crete, IL 22 tackles, 1 sack 79 Andy Jean-Baptiste DL Sr. 6′5″ 275 Miami, FL 20 tackles Bryce Wilson DL 6′3″ 275 Lilburn, GA 9 tackles 98 Logan Hawkins DL 6′2″ 295 Harrison City, PA 5 tackles 10 Quevan Lawson DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 235 Ashburn, GA 3 tackles 12 DeAndre Brimage DL Jr. 6′0″ 273 Akron, OH 92 Michael Stuhldreer DL Sr. 6′0″ 265 Grosse Pointe, MI 93 Gabreil Larsosa DL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Lorain, OH 95 Brendan Smith DL RS 6′6″ 285 Debary, FL 96 Darrius Harris DL So. 6′3″ 260 North East, PA 97 Tank McClendon DL Fr. 5′11″ 270 Lima, OH 98 Jordan Maul DL RS 6′4″ 335 Steubenville, OH
Linebackers 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 40 John Lako LB Sr. 6′2″ 225 Monroe, MI 138 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 27 Bubba Arslanian LB 5′10″ 220 Aurora, OH 125 tackles, 2 sacks 93 Dylan Meeks LB Jr. 6′2″ 239 Orlando, FL 47 tackles, 0.5 sacks 3 DeMarkus Glover LB Jr. 6′1″ 217 Saint Petersburg, FL 23 tackles, 1 INT Michael Scott LB Fr. 6′2″ 240 Tallahassee, FL 21 tackles 7 Julian Richardson LB 6′3″ 240 Albany, GA 17 tackles 20 Reggie Corner Jr. LB 5′9″ 205 Canton, OH 10 tackles 34 DeMarcus Lloyd LB Sr. 6′0″ 215 Vienna, GA 10 tackles 24 Brandon Bischof LB 6′1″ 210 Akron, OH 6 tackles Demetrick Watts LB Fr. 6′0″ 230 Riverside, CA 5 tackles 32 James King LB Sr. 6′2″ 188 Miami, FL 4 tackles 16 Justin Sampson LB Jr. 6′2″ 210 Akron, OH 2 tackles 52 Zach DiLauro LB 5′10″ 220 Akron, OH 2 tackles 54 Dean Ramicone LB So. 6′0″ 215 Brunswick, OH 1 tackle 30 Jarred Uran LB RS 6′2″ 195 Cincinnati, OH 48 Connor Shell LB Fr. 6′1″ 190 Bay Village, OH 49 Mason McMillen LB Fr. 5′11″ 200 Wadsworth, OH 55 Corey Thomas Jr. LB 6′4″ 200 Pittsburgh, PA 58 Marco Donatelli LB 6′3″ 215 Girard, OH 63 Tiger Burkes LB RS 6′2″ 212 Bethel Park, PA
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 1 Alvin Davis DB 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 5′9″ 175 Fort Lauderale, FL 79 tackles 2 Shawn Featherstone DB Sr. 6′2″ 185 Pittsburgh, PA 41 tackles, 1 INT 1 Randy Cochran Jr. CB 6′0″ 188 Doraville, GA 41 tackles 29 Jalen Hooks CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 195 Warren, OH 35 tackles, 0.5 sacks 10 A.J. Watts DB 5′11″ 190 Columbus, GA 33 tackles 20 Jordyn Riley DB 5′10″ 191 Citra, FL 27 tackles, 1 INT 22 Adetutu Daranijo S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 195 Fort Lauderdale, FL 15 tackles 3 Corey Thomas Jr. DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 215 Pittsburgh, PA 2 tackles, 1 INT 37 Jerome Cooper DB So. 5′11″ 208 Detroit, MI 7 tackles 4 Zaire Jacobs S Jr. 5′11″ 190 Miami Gardens, FL 4 tackles 25 Tyler Gilchrist DB Jr. 5′10″ 195 Akron, OH 4 tackles 23 Keyshawn Swanson DB 6′0″ 192 Pensacola, FL 2 tackles 43 Kyshad Mack DB Fr. 6′1″ 205 Massillon, OH 1 return, 13 yards 15 Jeffrey Lubin CB 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′2″ 185 Hollywood, FL 21 Reggie Corner Jr. DB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′9″ 200 Canton, OH 35 Sammy Laster S So. 5′11″ 175 Miami Gardens, FL 39 Preston Eisnaugle DB Fr. 6′0″ 195 Galloway, OH
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 49 Jonah Wieland P Fr. 6′1″ 224 Hudson, OH 79 punts, 37.7 average 12 Cory Smigel PK 5′8″ 145 North Royalton, OH 5 of 6 field goals 47 Jerry Fitschen PK 6′0″ 210 Orange, CA 2 of 6 field goals 42 Kyle Romenick P 6′2″ 210 Fort Mill, SC 42 Noah Garrett P RS 6′3″ 155 Mentor, OH 45 Cameron Lyons LS 6′0″ 225 Morgantown, WV 46 Ethan Slike PK RS 6′0″ 180 Greensburg, PA 50 Kyle Bauman LS 5′11″ 225 North Royalton, OH 61 Peyton Coffman LS Sr. 5′11″ 205 Grand Blanc, MI
Jalen Knight, Jonah Morris, DeAndre Brimage, Dustin Burkhart, Justin Sampson, Devanier Floyd, Brandon Bischof, Tyler Gilchrist, Eric Bentley, Zach DiLauro, Rueben Durkee, Devon Jones Shawn Featherstone, Corey Thomas Jr., Corey Thomas Jr., Tiger Burkes Kevin Walls, J.J. Coleman, Connor Shell, Caleb Herring Bubba Arslanian, Gavin Blunt, Jonah Wieland, Trevon Richardson Cory Smigel, Kyle Bauman, Shawn Naim Andre Williams, Peter Hayes-Patrick, Dylan Meeks Adetutu Daranijo, Brandon Lee, Timothy Scippio Kyshad Mack, Xavior Gray, Lucas McGuire Julian Hicks, Noah Garrett Kato Nelson, Jeffrey Lubin Zaire Jacobs, Sammy Laster Darryl Long, Michiah Burton Nick Demchuk, Owen Murphy Reggie Corner Jr., Reggie Corner Jr. Maverick Wolfley, Cameron Lyons Taylor Griffin, Dean Ramicone James King, Andy Jean-Baptiste Tyson McDonald, Demetrick Watts Drew Hodgson, Austin Gillispie Brandon Junk, Rich Kallay Mason McMillen, Vincent Fonte Ryan Beckman, Gabreil Larsosa Jonathan Neeley, Marco Donatelli Randy Cochran Jr. Nate Stewart DeMarkus Glover Deltron Sands Michael Mathison Nick Johns Julian Richardson Zach Gibson Josh Ward A.J. Watts Quevan Lawson Robbie Kelley Davon’te Jest Alex Ramart T.J. DeShields Jeremiah Knight Jordyn Riley Keyshawn Swanson Jaquavis Dixon Jalen Hooks Jarred Uran DeMarcus Lloyd Jerome Cooper Preston Eisnaugle John Lako Kyle Romenick Ethan Slike Jerry Fitschen Trevor Brown Peyton Coffman Dakota Peters Alex Robarge Bryce Petersen Brandon Council Shawn Muldowney II Hunter Corne Jordan Daniels Landon Forman Austin Sample M.J. McGriff Kenyon Sholty Ja’Quize Cross Michael Stuhldreer John Mitchell Brendan Smith Darrius Harris Tank McClendon Jordan Maul Logan Hawkins Bryce Wilson Michael Scott OH 54 FL 26 PA 9 GA 8 CA 4 Hometowns of the 2019 Akron roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Ohio 54 Florida 26 Pennsylvania 9 Georgia 8 Michigan 4 California 4 Illinois 2 West Virginia 2 Top counties Summit County, Ohio pop. 538,000 14 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 12 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 6 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 5 Stark County, Ohio pop. 374,000 5 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2019 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
